Governor Walker Named Chair of National Governors Association’s Health and Human Services Committee

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Madison – Governor Scott Walker was named chair of the National Governors Association’s Health and Human Services Committee. Governor John Kitzhaber of Oregon will serve as vice-chair. The panel will play a leading role on issues involving health care reform and Medicaid reform.

Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation’s governors and one of Washington, D.C.’s most respected public policy organizations. NGA provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill and before the Administration on key federal issues to developing and implementing innovative solutions to public policy challenges through the NGA Center for Best Practices. For more information, go to www.nga.org.